Sound from Digital Still Camera

[tweedledee]

Hi, I have a Panasonic FZ20 and it does short movies or sound with stills. I can play this with QUICK TIME, but I need to convert to mpeg 1 or similar.
What I'm trying to do is burn these images with sound onto a video disc and play them on my TV. Nero won't touch them due to copywrite, so is there another way?

In other words, what converts Quick time files to something I can use?

[daamon]

Hi Bill!!!

Good Xmas? Great weather eh? Better than it is now...

According to the list of files TMPGEnc accepts when opening a source, it (TMPGEnc) will accept *.mov files and that'll convert them for you to MPEG1.

And, for MPEG1, it's free!

Have a good New Year!

Daamon.

[tweedledee]

How are you going? Best wishes for the new year. I have already tried TMPG and V-DUB, no luck there.

[daamon]

How are you going? Best wishes for the new year. I have already tried TMPG and V-DUB, no luck there.

Good - Finished one contract on 23rd Dec, starting a new 6 month one on 4th Jan. Sorted.

As for TMPGEnc doing *.mov or *.qt files:



I've not done it personally, but this would suggest it's possible...

You're not trying it this way are you?

[tweedledee]

I don't have the QT option, any bright ideas?

[daamon]

Hmmm...

I'm running version 2.52.34.129 You?

[tweedledee]

Mine's 2.59 .47.155

[daamon]

Weird - I can email you the install .exe if you like? It's only 1.33Mb...

[tweedledee]

Ok, I'll give it a go, Thanks
I'll remember not to knock you of the motorbike next time I see you.

[daamon]

I'll email shortly...

Ha ha ha... Don't jest - it nearly happened down Chapel Street. I learnt not to go down there most nights. Too busy with idiots "cruising" in the knackered / souped up old bangers...

[guns1inger]

Which version of quicktime do you have installed ?

[jimmalenko]

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems

To convert from QuickTime MOV videos you must download the qtreader.vfp and copy it to the TMPGEnc folder.

[daamon]

Good point jimmalenko...

Also, if you get an error from TMPGEnc about a problem decoding the audio once you've pressed "Start" then go to Option -> Environmental Setting -> VFAPI Plugin (tab) and set the "Quicktime Movie Reader" to the top of the list by right-clicking on it and "Higher Priority" until it's at the top.



My TMPGEnc hangs once it's done, but the MPG file is OK so I just kill TMPGEnc in Task Manager.

[edDV]

Digital camera files are usually MJPEG in a MOV or AVI wrapper. You will need the MJPEG codec. I still have this on my todo list for my new Canon.

Quicktime Pro is supposed to support MJPEG I'm told.

For TMPGENC I'm told these work:

PicVideo
http://www.jpg.com/picvideomjpeg.htm
Morgan-Multimedia http://www.morgan-multimedia.com/technicalsV3.htm

Quicktime Reader plug-in for TMPGEnc
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video ... mpgenc.cfm

Movie Maker 2 and Windows Media Encoder 9 are supposed to work with QuickTime Pro or QuickTime Alternative
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video ... native.cfm installed

Another lead
RAD Video tools.
http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm

Raw info that may be useful.

[tweedledee]

Thanks Jim, My problem is solved
Merry Christmas

[tweedledee]

Thanks Jim, My problem is solved
Merry Christmas

sorry about the double post

[babyboo]

Thanks Jim, My problem is solved

What did you use in the end? I want to do the same with my .mov from my FZ3

[daamon]

He stuck with his version of TMPGEnc and followed jimmalenko's tip...

[babyboo]

Thanks

[tweedledee]

Sorry I didn't reply right away, but when your post came in I was catching up on my beauty sleep (in vain, I might add)
Anyway, give it a go and if you have problems, let me know. I think the pics are more interesting with sound. BTW, you can also do it with the short video that cameras have.
Many thanks again to JIm, who came up with the vital info.

[babyboo]

Thanks, I will give it a try this weekend when I find some time. Does the FZ20 allow you to zoom while in movie mode? I am a little disappointed that the FZ3 locks the zoom. However, video capability isn't the reason that I bought the camera anyway. It takes wonderful stills and that is what counts!

[tweedledee]

The FZ 20 also locks the zoom.

[mats.hogberg]

My Nikon also recods mov's, and only way I've found for converting it to anything, is River Past Video Cleaner - turns it into an AVI just like that, where every other tool have failed (and I've tried all in the book!)

/Mats